Financial advisor to Unilever on The Kraft Heinz Company's potential offer for all the shares of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V.

British American Tobacco plc

Announced: January 17, 2017Value: $97 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to British American Tobacco on its proposed merger with Reynolds American

CVS Health Corporation

Announced: December 3, 2017Value: $77 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to the Board of Directors of CVS Health on its acquisition of Aetna

Seagate Technology plc

Announced: September 28, 2017Value: $18 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to Seagate on its $1.25 billion investment commitment and long-term supply agreement as part of the Bain Capital-led consortium’s acquisition of Toshiba Memory Corporation from the Toshiba Corporation

Financial advisor to Vantiv on its proposed acquisition of Worldpay Group plc

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD)

Announced: April 28, 2017Value: $9 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to PPD on a recapitalization by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman and affiliates of the The Carlyle Group, as well as an expansion of ownership to include Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and an affiliate of GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund

INC Research Holdings, Inc.

Announced: May 10, 2017Value: $7.4 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to INC Research on its all-stock, merger of equals transaction

TerraForm Power, Inc.

Announced: March 7, 2017Value: $6.6 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to TerraForm Power on its sale of a 51% stake to Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.

Avaya Inc.

Announced: October 24, 2017Value: $5.7 billionStatus: Pending

Exclusive financial advisor and investment banker to Avaya Inc. in its chapter 11 plan of reorganization

West Corporation

Announced: May 9, 2017Value: $5.1 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to West on its sale to funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management

Entercom Communications Corp.

Announced: February 2, 2017Value: $4 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Entercom on its merger with CBS Corporation's radio business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Announced: January 24, 2017Value: $3.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Cisco on its acquisition of AppDynamics

CEB Inc.

Announced: January 5, 2017Value: $3.3 billionStatus: Closed

Lead financial advisor to CEB on its sale to Gartner

HSN, Inc.

Announced: July 6, 2017Value: $2.6 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of HSNi on its acquisition by Liberty Interactive Corporation

Air Methods Corporation

Announced: March 14, 2017Value: $2.5 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Air Methods on its acquisition by American Securities LLC

Exclusive financial advisor to Avaya on its sale of its networking business to Extreme Networks in a section 363 auction process

Cytokinetics, Inc.

Announced: February 2, 2017Value: $100 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Cytokinetics, Inc on its sale of a portion of its royalty interest in omecamtiv mecarbil to Royalty Pharma

Movado Group, Inc.

Announced: July 5, 2017Value: £60 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Movado on its acquisition of JLB Brands Ltd., owner of the Olivia Burton Brand

KIND LLC

Announced: November 29, 2017Status: Pending

Financial advisor to KIND on its strategic partnership with Mars, including Mars taking a minority stake

Express Scripts

Announced: November 27, 2017Status: Pending

Exclusive financial advisor to Express Scripts on the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, United BioSource (UBC), to Avista Capital Partners

Fortive Corporation

Announced: October 31, 2017Status: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Fortive on its acquisition of Industrial Scientific

Anthem, Inc.

Announced: October 24, 2017Status: Pending

Exclusive financial advisor to Anthem on its acquisition of America's 1st Choice

Pfizer Inc.

Announced: October 10, 2017Status: Pending

Financial advisor to Pfizer on the strategic of review of its Consumer Healthcare Business

Healthsun Health Plans, Inc.

Announced: September 20, 2017Status: Pending

Financial advisor to HealthSun on its sale to Anthem

Send Word Now

Announced: June 5, 2017Status: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Send Word Now on its sale to Emergency Communications Network, a Veritas portfolio company

Zhonghong Group

Announced: March 24, 2017Status: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the Zhonghong Group on its acquisition of Blackstone's ~21% interest in SeaWorld

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Announced: February 8, 2017Status: Closed

Financial advisor to Cognizant in connection with its cooperation agreement reached with Elliott Management

SABMiller plc

Announced: July 29, 2016Value: £79 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to SABMiller on its sale to AB InBev

Qualcomm Incorporated

Announced: October 27, 2016Value: $47 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to the Qualcomm Board on the acquisition of NXP Semiconductors

General Electric Company

Announced: October 31, 2016Value: $32 billionStatus: Pending

Lead financial advisor to GE on its combination of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes to create a new, publicly-traded company – "New" Baker Hughes – in a cash and stock transaction

21st Century Fox, Inc.

Announced: December 15, 2016Value: £11.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to 21st Century Fox on its proposed all-cash acquisition of the shares of Sky plc that it does not already own

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Announced: July 11, 2016Value: $17.2 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment Corporation on the merger with Caesars Acquisition Company

Johnson Controls Inc.

Announced: January 25, 2016Value: $16.5 billionStatus: Closed

Lead financial advisor to Johnson Controls in its merger with Tyco

Pfizer Inc.

Announced: August 22, 2016Value: $14 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Pfizer on its acquisition of Medivation

TerraForm Power, Inc.

Announced: April 21, 2016Value: $12.6 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to the Special Committees of the Boards of Directors of TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global on various strategic issues related to SunEdison’s chapter 11 restructuring

Mylan N.V.

Announced: February 10, 2016Value: $10 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Mylan on its acquisition of Meda

Peabody Energy Corporation

Announced: April 13, 2016Value: $8.8 billionStatus: Pending

Financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of first lien lenders in Peabody’s chapter 11 restructuring

Henderson Group plc

Announced: October 3, 2016Value: $6 billionStatus: Closed

Financial adviser to Henderson on the merger with Janus Capital Group

Pfizer Inc.

Announced: May 16, 2016Value: $5.2 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Pfizer on its acquisition of Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Announced: July 30, 2016Value: $4.4 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment Corporation on the sale of Playtika, the social/mobile gaming business of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc.

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

Announced: October 4, 2016Value: $4.1 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of holders of SandRidge's second lien notes around SandRidge's chapter 11 reorganization.

Emerson Electric Co.

Announced: August 2, 2016Value: $4 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Emerson on its divestiture of its Network Power business to Platinum Equity

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.

Announced: April 28, 2016Value: $3.8 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to DreamWorks on its sale to Comcast

EverBank Financial Corp

Announced: August 8, 2016Value: $2.5 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to EverBank on its sale to TIAA

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

Announced: June 29, 2016Value: $2.5 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to the Strategic Review Committee of Diamond Resorts on its acquisition by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management

Informa PLC

Announced: September 15, 2016Value: £1.2 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Informa on its acquisition of Penton Information Services, funded through a combination of debt and equity, including a £715 million Rights Issue

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.

Announced: October 21, 2016Value: $1.9 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of cross-over holders of second and third lien notes around Midstates' restructuring and recapitalization and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Tobira Therapeutics, Inc.

Announced: September 20, 2016Value: Up to $1.7 billionStatus: Closed

Lead financial advisor to Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. on its sale to Allergan plc

Independent financial advisor to the special committee of the board of directors of PSG on its "stalking horse" asset purchase agreement with an investor group led by Sagard Capital and Fairfax Financial for $575 million, as well as on a commitment for $386 million in new debtor-in-possession financing

DTS, Inc.

Announced: September 20, 2016Value: $940 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to DTS on its sale to Tessera Technologies

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp.

Announced: September 12, 2016Value: $801 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Raptor on its sale to Horizon Pharma

Aspect Software, Inc.

Announced: May 26, 2016Value: $800 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of cross-holders of Aspect's first lien term loan and second lien notes in connection with Aspect's pre-arranged restructuring under chapter 11

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited

Announced: June 9, 2016Value: $770 millionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Aspen on its commercialisation agreement with AstraZeneca for rights to its global anaesthetics portfolio of seven established medicines outside of the US

Ventas Inc.

Announced: November 14, 2016Value: $700 millionStatus: Pending

Exclusive financial advisor to Ventas on its agreement with Kindred Healthcare Inc. either for the sale of all 36 skilled nursing facilities owned by Ventas and operated by Kindred or the renewal of the current lease on all unpurchased skilled nursing facilities through 2025 at the current rent level

UCG Holdings LP

Announced: January 11, 2016Value: $650 millionStatus: Closed

Sole advisor to UCG on the sale of Oil Price Information Service to IHS

Crowne Group, LLC

Announced: May 26, 2016Value: $525 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Crowne on the refinancing of its capital structure including the funding of a new $425 million term loan and amendment of its $100 million ABL revolver

Honeywell International Inc.

Announced: February 4, 2016Value: $480 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Honeywell on its acquisition of Xtralis from Pacific Equity Partners and Blum Capital Partners

XenoPort, Inc.

Announced: May 23, 2016Value: $467 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to XenoPort on its sale to Arbor Pharmaceuticals

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

Announced: January 7, 2016Value: $459 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Clear Channel Outdoor on its sale of certain U.S. outdoor advertising assets to Lamar Advertising

Seventy Seven Energy Inc.

Announced: August 1, 2016Value: $400 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the steering committee of lenders under Seventy Seven's first lien term loan as part of a prepackaged restructuring and recapitalization and emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy

Cloud Peak Energy Inc.

Announced: October 13, 2016Value: $381 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Cloud Peak Energy on its secured credit facility amendment and an exchange of unsecured notes for a combination of new second lien secured notes and cash

Honeywell International, Inc.

Announced: August 12, 2016Value: $300 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Honeywell on its sale of its Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. business to KBR, Inc.

CEB

Announced: April 4, 2016Value: $275 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to CEB on its acquisition of Evanta Ventures

Exclusive financial advisor to Unilever on its acquisition of Dollar Shave Club

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

Announced: June 16, 2016Status: Closed

Sole financial advisor to Elizabeth Arden on its sale to Revlon

Honeywell International Inc.

Announced: May 12, 2016Status: Closed

Financial advisor to Honeywell on its spin off of its Resins and Chemicals business into a standalone, publicly traded company named AdvanSix Inc.

Xerox Corporation

Announced: January 29, 2016Status: Closed

Financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Xerox on the separation of its Document Technology and Business Process Outsourcing businesses into two independent public companies

Pfizer Inc.

Announced: November 23, 2015Value: $160 billionStatus: Withdrawn

Financial advisor to Pfizer on its combination with Allergan

Time Warner Cable

Announced: May 26, 2015Value: $78.7 billionStatus: Closed

Strategic advisor to Time Warner Cable on its merger with Charter Communications

Dell Inc.

Announced: October 12, 2015Value: $67 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Dell on its purchase of EMC

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

Announced: March 25, 2015Value: $58 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Kraft on its merger with Heinz

Mylan N.V.

Announced: April 21, 2015Value: $41.0 billionStatus: Withdrawn

Financial advisor to Mylan on its defense against Teva Pharmaceutical

General Electric Company

Announced: April 10, 2015Value: $35 billionStatus: Closed

Advised GE on its planned disposition of approximately $200 billion of GE Capital assets to become a more focused industrial and technology company and de-designate as a Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI)

Pharmacyclics, Inc.

Announced: March 4, 2015Value: $21 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Pharmacyclics on its sale to AbbVie

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

Announced: December 14, 2015Value: $20.2 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Newell Rubbermaid on its acquisition of Jarden

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

Announced: February 22, 2015Value: $15.8 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Salix on its sale to Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Procter & Gamble Company

Announced: July 9, 2015Value: $15 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Procter & Gamble on the merger of its Beauty business with Coty

Mondelez International

Announced: December 7, 2015Value: $14.3 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Mondelez for the acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain by a JAB Holding Company-led investor group

Omnicare, Inc.

Announced: May 21, 2015Value: $12.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Omnicare on its sale to CVS Health

Fidelity National Information Services

Announced: August 12, 2015Value: $9.1 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to FIS on its acquisition of SunGard from a private equity consortium

Receptos, Inc.

Announced: July 14, 2015Value: $7.8 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Receptos on its sale to Celgene

Dyax Corp.

Announced: November 2, 2015Value: Up to $6.6 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Dyax on its sale to Shire

Solera Holdings, Inc.

Announced: September 14, 2015Value: $6.5 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Solera on its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners

Big Heart Pet Brands

Announced: February 3, 2015Value: $5.8 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Big Heart Pet Brands on its sale to the J.M. Smucker Company

Thoratec Corp

Announced: July 22, 2015Value: 3.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Thoratec on its sale to St. Jude Medical

Iglo Foods Holdings Limited

Announced: April 20, 2015Value: €2.6 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Permira on the sale of Iglo Group to Nomad Holdings

Ventas Inc.

Announced: April 6, 2015Value: $3.2 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Ventas in the spin-off of most of its post-acute/skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) portfolio into an independent, publicly traded REIT

TE Connectivity Ltd.

Announced: January 28, 2015Value: $3.0 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to TE Connectivity on its sale of its Broadband Network Solutions business unit to CommScope

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Announced: November 2, 2015Value: $2.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to ConAgra on the sale of its private label business to TreeHouse Foods

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Announced: July 28, 2015Value: $2.65 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of Roxane Laboratories from Boehringer Ingelheim

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.

Announced: May 21, 2015Value: $1.3 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to an ad hoc committee of unsecured noteholders of Midstates Petroleum in connection with concurrent debt financing and exchange transactions

Endeavour International Corporation

Announced: August 3, 2015Value: $1.1 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc group of UK term loan lenders on global settlement with first priority noteholders to (i) sell UK assets and (ii) complete restructuring $1.1bn of indebtedness

Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc.

Announced: March 30, 2015Value: $1.1 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Hyperion on its sale to Horizon Pharma

3M Company

Announced: February 23, 2015Value: $1.0 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to 3M on its acquisition of Polypore's Separations Media business

Findus Group

Announced: August 13, 2015Value: £512 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Findus Group on the sale of its continental European frozen food business to Nomad Foods

Patriot Coal Corporation

Announced: October 28, 2015Value: $800 millionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Patriot Coal in its chapter 11 restructuring with approximately $800 million of prepetition financial indebtedness and over $1 billion in non-financial liabilities. The engagement included raising $100 million in debtor-in-possession financing and approximately $250 million in new money funded by existing creditors. The engagement culminated in the completion of two highly structured and inter-related sale transactions: (i) the majority of Patriot’s operating assets to Blackhawk Mining, LLC; and (ii) the remainder of Patriot’s assets and over $400 million in liabilities to Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc.

Diageo Plc

Announced: October 7, 2015Value: $780 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Diageo on the sale of its interest in Desnoes & Geddes and in Guinness Anchor Berhad to Heineken and its acquisition of additional shares in Guinness Ghana Breweries from Heineken

Mylan Inc.

Announced: February 2, 2015Value: $750 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Mylan on its acquisition of Famy Care Ltd

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Announced: June 30, 2015Value: $635 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Cisco on its acquisition of OpenDNS

Avon Products, Inc.

Announced: December 17, 2015Value: $605 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Avon on its two-part transaction and strategic partnership with Cerberus Capital Management involving a minority investment in Avon Products through the purchase of convertible preferred equity and the separation of Avon North America into a privately-held company

Dendreon Corporation

Announced: February 20, 2015Value: $495 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors on the sale of Dendreon to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

Announced: September 3, 2015Value: ZAR 4.0 billionStatus: Closed

Independent financial advisor to Implats on its intention to raise up to ZAR 4.0 billion through the sale of new Implats shares via a fully-underwritten accelerated bookbuild process

RR Donnelley & Sons Company

Announced: February 5, 2015Value: $261 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to R.R. Donnelley on its acquisition of Courier Corporation

Mondelez International, Inc.

Announced: February 27, 2015Value: ¥27 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Mondelez on the sale of its 50% interest in Ajinomoto General Foods to Ajinomoto

Exclusive financial advisor to Questcor on its merger with Mallinckrodt

Edison Mission Energy

Announced: March 24, 2014Value: $5.4 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to the owner-lessors of certain key assets of Edison Mission Energy in its Chapter 11 restructuring, culminating in a sale of substantially all assets to NRG Energy

Mylan Inc.

Announced: July 14, 2014Value: $5.3 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Mylan on its acquisition of Abbott's Non-U.S. Developed Markets Specialty and Branded Generics Business

MICROS Systems, Inc.

Announced: June 23, 2014Value: $5.3 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to MICROS on its acquisition by Oracle

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced: June 9, 2014Value: $3.85 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Idenix on its acquisition by Merck

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced: December 2, 2014Value: $3.5 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Avanir on its sale to Otsuka Pharmaceutical

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Announced: September 15, 2014Value: $2.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Cognizant on its acquisition of TriZetto

Ventas, Inc.

Announced: June 2, 2014Value: $2.6 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Ventas in its acquisition of American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Announced: March 3, 2014Value: $2.2 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment on the divestiture of four casinos and a 50% stake in the management fee stream for these properties to Caesars Growth Partners

Waste Management, Inc.

Announced: July 29, 2014Value: $1.9 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Waste Management on the sale of its Wheelabrator Technologies business to Energy Capital Partners

TE Connectivity Ltd.

Announced: June 18, 2014Value: $1.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to TE Connectivity on its acquisition of Measurement Specialties, Inc.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Announced: February 12, 2014Value: $1.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Maple Leaf Foods on the sale of Canada Bread to Grupo Bimbo

Smith & Nephew plc

Announced: February 3, 2014Value: $1.7 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Smith & Nephew on its acquisition of ArthroCare

MACH Gen LLC

Announced: March 4, 2014Value: $1.6 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee of second-lien lenders of MACH Gen in connection with its Chapter 11 restructuring with aggregate indebtedness of approximately $1.6 billion

PHH Corporation

Announced: June 2, 2014Value: $1.4 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to PHH on the sale of its fleet management business, PHH Arval, to Element Financial

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced: February 11, 2014Value: $1.3 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Cadence on its sale to Mallinckrodt

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.

Announced: August 18, 2014Value: $1.0 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Sensata Technologies on its purchase of Schrader International from Madison Dearborn Partners

All3Media Limited

Announced: May 8, 2014Value: £550 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to All3Media on its sale to a 50:50 joint venture between Discovery Communications and Liberty Global

Convergys Corporation

Announced: January 6, 2014Value: $820 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Convergys on the acquisition of Stream Global Services

United Rentals, Inc.

Announced: March 9, 2014Value: $780 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to United Rentals on its purchase of National Pump & Compressor and associated other businesses

Financial advisor to Verint on its capital raise, comprised of equity and senior convertible notes

GeNeuro SA

Announced: December 2, 2014Value: Up to $455 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to GeNeuro in its strategic partnership with Servier to develop and market its lead drug candidate GNbAC1 in Multiple Sclerosis

Endeavour International Corporation

Announced: October 1, 2014Value: $440 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to select existing lenders of Endeavour in connection with its senior secured first lien term loan facility due January 2017

News Corporation

Announced: May 2, 2014Value: $420 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to News Corp on its acquisition of Harlequin Enterprises

Informa PLC

Announced: November 18, 2014Value: $375 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Informa on its 100% cash acquisition of Hanley Wood Exhibitions (funded by placement of share capital)

Ambit Biosciences Corporation

Announced: September 28, 2014Value: $315 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Ambit Biosciences on its sale to Daiichi Sankyo

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Announced: May 28, 2014Value: $300 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of Bedford Laboratories

BioAlliance Pharma SA

Announced: April 16, 2014Value: €230 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to BioAlliance on its merger with Topotarget

CSL Ltd.

Announced: October 26, 2014Value: $275 millionStatus: Closed

Sole Advisor to CSL on its acquisition of Novartis’ influenza vaccine business

The Hillshire Brands Company

Announced: April 21, 2014Value: $165 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Hillshire on its acquisition of Van’s Natural Foods

Harry & David Holdings, Inc.

Announced: September 2, 2014Value: $143 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Harry & David on its sale to 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

Altria Group Inc.

Announced: February 3, 2014Value: $130 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Altria on its acquisition of Green Smoke

United Biscuits

Announced: November 3, 2014Status: Closed

Financial advisor to United Biscuits on its sale by Blackstone and PAI Partners to Yildiz Holding

JDS Uniphase Corporation

Announced: September 10, 2014Status: Closed

Financial advisor to JDS Uniphase on the spin-off of its Communication and Commercial Optical Product segment into Lumentum Holdings

Mondelez International

Announced: May 7, 2014Status: Closed

Financial advisor to Mondelez International in the formation of a global coffee joint venture with D.E Master Blenders 1753

H.J. Heinz

Announced: February 14, 2013Value: $28 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Heinz on its sale to an investor consortium consisting of 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway

Silver Lake Partners

Announced: February 5, 2013Value: $25 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Silver Lake Partners in connection with its $24.9 billion acquisition of Dell Inc.

General Electric Company

Announced: February 12, 2013Value: $18 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to GE on the sale of its remaining 49% interest in NBCUniversal to Comcast

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced: August 25, 2013Value: $10.4 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Onyx Pharmaceuticals on its sale to Amgen

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Announced: July 25, 2013Value: $8.2 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of Activision Blizzard in connection with the $5.8bn repurchase of the majority of Vivendi’s control stake in the Company, and the simultaneous $2.3bn acquisition of Vivendi’s shares in Activision Blizzard by a CEO led investor group

Advisor to International Airlines Group in its evaluation of strategic alternatives with respect to its interest in AMR Corp.’s chapter 11 restructuring

News Corporation

Announced: June 28, 2012Value: $9.0 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to News Corp. on its separation of its publishing and media and entertainment businesses into two distinct publicly traded companies

Residential Capital LLC

Announced: May 14, 2012Value: $15.3 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to ResCap in its chapter 11 restructuring with $15.3 billion of indebtedness, an engagement which has included raising $1.7bn in debtor-in-possession financing and conducting two concurrent asset sales including: (i) ResCap’s Servicing and Origination Platform for $3.0bn; and (ii) a portfolio of domestic whole loans for $1.5bn

Advisor to THQ in its chapter 11 restructuring, an engagement which has included raising debtor-in-possession financing and acting as exclusive financial advisor to THQ in its §363 sale process

KP Snacks

Announced: December 5, 2012Status: Closed

Advisor to KP Snacks, United Biscuits' snacks unit, on its sale to Intersnack Group

SonicWALL, Inc

Announced: March 13, 2012Status: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to SonicWALL on its sale to Dell

RealGravity Inc.

Announced: January 31, 2012Status: Closed

Advisor to RealGravity on its sale to Scripps Networks Interactive

Kraft Foods Inc.

Announced: August 4, 2011Value: $27 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Kraft Foods on the spin-off its North American grocery business

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.

Announced: August 15, 2011Value: $12.5 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Motorola Mobility in its sale to Google

Capital One Financial Corp.

Announced: June 16, 2011Value: $9.0 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Capital One Financial on its acquisition of ING Direct USA from ING Groep NV

Ventas, Inc.

Announced: February 28, 2011Value: $7.4 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Ventas on its acquisition of Nationwide Health Properties. Rendered a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Ventas

United Rentals, Inc.

Announced: December 16, 2011Value: $4.2 billionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to United Rentals on its acquisition of RSC Holdings, Inc.

Capital One Financial Corp.

Announced: August 10, 2011Value: $2.6 billionStatus: Closed

Financial Advisor to Capital One Financial on its acquisition of HSBC’s domestic credit card business, including approximately $30bn of credit card receivables

Fortune Brands, Inc.

Announced: August 25, 2011Value: $2.0 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to the Board and Management of Fortune Brands, Inc. on its spin-off of Fortune Brands Home & Security

Fortune Brands, Inc.

Announced: May 20, 2011Value: $1.2 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Fortune Brands in the sale of Acushnet Company, its golf business that includes the Titleist and Footjoy brands, to a group led by Fila Korea Ltd. and Mirae Asset Private Equity

American Century Companies Inc.

Announced: July 15, 2011Value: $848 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to American Century Investments on its sale of a 41% economic stake to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Ventas, Inc.

Announced: December 27, 2011Value: $760 - $770 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Ventas on its acquisition of Cogdell Spencer.

News Corporation

Announced: February 21, 2011Value: £415 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to News Corporation on the acquisition of Shine Group

Estate of Craig H. Neilsen

Announced: February 28, 2011Value: $458 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to the Estate of Craig H. Neilsen in the sale of a majority of its shareholdings in Ameristar to the Company in a leveraged repurchase transaction

Oakleaf Global Holdings

Announced: July 28, 2011Value: $425 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Oakleaf Global Holdings on its sale to Waste Management

Convergys Corporation

Announced: June 2, 2011Value: $320 millionStatus: Closed

Rendered a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Convergys Corporation on the sale of its stake in Cincinnati SMSA and Cincinnati SMSA Tower Holdings to AT&T

BigBand Networks

Announced: October 11, 2011Value: $172 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to BigBand Networks on its sale to ARRIS Group

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Announced: October 3, 2011Value: $153 millionStatus: Closed

Lead financial advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of 63.9% interest in Promopharm and tender offer for remaining 36.1%

Dendreon Corporation

Announced: December 6, 2011Value: $125 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Dendreon Corporation on its sale of its royalty interest in Merck & Co. Inc.’s Victrelis (boceprevir)

Copal Partners

Announced: November 14, 2011Status: Closed

Financial advisor to Copal Partners on the sale of a majority stake to Moody’s Corporation

McCain Capital Corporation

Announced: July 22, 2011Status: Closed

Advised on corporate matters and capital structure

Legendary East Ltd.

Announced: June 9, 2011Value: Not disclosedStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Legendary East on its formation as a Hong Kong-based partnership among Legendary Entertainment, Huayi Brothers and a group of investors

Motorola, Inc.

Announced: November 30, 2010Value: $10 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to the Board of Motorola, Inc. on its spin-off of Motorola Mobility

PepsiCo Inc.

Announced: December 2, 2010Value: $5.4 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to PepsiCo on the acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced: May 17, 2010Value: $4.0 billionStatus: Closed

Lead financial advisor to OSI Pharmaceuticals in its defense and subsequent sale to Astellas Pharma

NBTY, Inc.

Announced: July 15, 2010Value: $3.8 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to NBTY on its sale to Carlyle Group

Kraft Foods Inc.

Announced: January 5, 2010Value: $3.7 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Kraft Foods on the sale of the assets of its North American pizza business to Nestlé

Ventas, Inc.

Announced: October 22, 2010Value: $3.1 billionStatus: Closed

Lead financial advisor to Ventas on the acquisition of real estate assets of Atria Senior Living Group

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.

Announced: December 23, 2010Value: $1.5 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Jo-Ann Stores on its announced sale to Leonard Green & Partners

Motorola, Inc.

Announced: July 19, 2010Value: $975 millionStatus: Closed

Lead financial advisor to Motorola on the sale of wireless networks infrastructure assets to Nokia Siemens Networks

Facet Biotech Corporation

Announced: March 9, 2010Value: $722 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Facet Biotech on both the public defense and sale of the company and rendered the fairness opinion to Facet’s board of directors

SonicWALL, Inc.

Announced: June 2, 2010Value: $717 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to SonicWALL on its sale to an investor group led by Thoma Bravo, LLC

Avon Products, Inc.

Announced: July 12, 2010Value: $650 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Avon on its acquisition of Silpada Designs, Inc.

Ares Life Sciences

Announced: October 28, 2010Value: $500 millionStatus: Closed

Financial advisor to Ares Life Sciences on its acquisition of a 46% stake in Stallergenes from Wendel

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Announced: October 29, 2010Value: $112 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of the Baxter Multi-Source injectables business

Pacific Biosciences, Inc.

Announced: July 14, 2010Value: $109 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Pacific Biosciences on its Series F financing including a $50 million investment and concurrent collaboration with Gen-Probe

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Announced: September 27, 2010Status: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Orange Sky Golden Harvest on its acquisition of a minority interest in Legendary Pictures

Henry Schein, Inc.

Announced: September 20, 2010Status: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Henry Schein on its purchase of the remaining shares it does not already own in CAMLOG Holding

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Announced: July 23, 2010Status: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Polo Ralph Lauren on its assumption of direct control of its wholesale and retail distribution from its licensee, Doosan Corporation, in South Korea

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

Announced: June 24, 2010Value: UndisclosedStatus: Closed

Advisor to Ambac in the commutation of its insurance coverage policy on a $500 million slate financing provided by Goldman Sachs and Assured Guaranty to The Weinstein Company

DIRECTV

Announced: April 6, 2010Status: Closed

Advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of DIRECTV on the exchange of all 21.8mm shares of super-voting Class B common stock for 26.5mm shares of single-vote Class A common stock

Avon Products, Inc.

Announced: March 25, 2010Status: Closed

Exclusive advisor to Avon on its acquisition of Liz Earle Beauty Co. Ltd.

Hormel Foods Corp.

Announced: January 18, 2010Status: Closed

Advisor to Hormel Foods on its acquisition of the Country Crock side dishes business from Unilever

Kraft Foods Inc.

Announced: September 7, 2009Value: $21.6 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Kraft on its acquisition of Cadbury

PepsiCo Inc.

Announced: April 20, 2009Value: $21 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to PepsiCo on its acquisitions of the shares not already owned in The Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas

Vestar Capital Partners, Inc.

Announced: November 19, 2009Value: $1.3 billionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to Vestar Capital Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Birds Eye Food to Pinnacle Foods Group, a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group

United Rentals, Inc.

Announced: June 2, 2009Value: $500 millionStatus: Closed

Advisor to United Rentals on the sale of $500 million of Senior Notes by United Rentals (North America), Inc.

Sentinel Data Center Assets

Announced: December 31, 2009Value: $375 millionStatus: Closed

Exclusive financial advisor to the asset holders on the sale of Sentinel Data Center assets to Digital Realty Trust

Phibro LLC

Announced: October 9, 2009Status: Closed

Advisor to Phibro and its management team in Citigroup Inc.’s sale of Phibro to the Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Altria Group Inc.

Announced: January 30, 2008Value: $113.0 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Altria on its spin-off of Philip Morris International

InBev

Announced: July 14, 2008Value: $52 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to InBev on its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch

Altria Group Inc.

Announced: September 7, 2008Value: $11.7 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Altria on its acquisition of UST Inc.

ConAgra Foods Inc.

Announced: March 27, 2008Value: $2.8 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to ConAgra on the sale of its Trading & Merchandising business conducted by ConAgra Trade Group and provided the Fairness Opinion

Salton, Inc.

Announced: May 21, 2008Value: $915 millionStatus: Withdrawn

Advisor to Salton, Inc. on its purchase of United Pet Group, the global pet business of Spectrum Brands, Inc. and provided a Fairness Opinion

Capital One Financial Corp.

Announced: December 4, 2008Value: $520 millionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Capital One on its acquisition of Chevy Chase Bank

IPC Systems, Inc.

Announced: November 5, 2008Value: $167 millionStatus: Closed

Sole advisor to IPC Systems, Inc. on its sale of Positron Public Safety, an Intrado company, to West Corporation

mcgarrybowen LLC

Announced: November 12, 2008Status: Closed

Sole advisor to mcgarrybowen on its sale to Dentsu Holdings USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dentsu Inc., the world’s largest single advertising agency brand

Liz Claiborne Inc.

Announced: October 21, 2008Status: Closed

Sole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of Enyce to Sean "Diddy" Combs and Yucaipa

Textronics, Inc.

Announced: September 5, 2008Status: Closed

Sole advisor to Textronics on its sale to adidas AG

Liz Claiborne Inc.

Announced: February 14, 2008Status: Closed

Sole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of Ellen Tracy to an investment group including Windsong Brands LLC and Hilco Consumer Capital, along with Radius Partners LLC and the private investment office of Barry Sternlicht

Liz Claiborne Inc.

Announced: February 1, 2008Status: Closed

Sole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of prAna to prAna management and Steelpoint Capital Partners

Liz Claiborne Inc.

Announced: January 8, 2008Status: Closed

Sole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of Laundry By Design and C&C California to Perry Ellis International

Altria Group Inc.

Announced: January 31, 2007Value: $62 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to the Board of Altria and Management on its spin-off of Kraft Foods

News Corporation

Announced: August 1, 2007Value: $5.6 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to News Corp. on its acquisition of Dow Jones

Altria Group Inc.

Announced: November 1, 2007Value: $2.9 billionStatus: Closed

Sole advisor to Altria on its acquisition of cigar maker John Middleton

Kraft Foods Inc.

Announced: November 15, 2007Value: $2.6 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to Kraft Foods on its Reverse Morris Trust of Post cereals with Ralcorp Holdings

The Blackstone Group LP

Announced: February 12, 2007Value: $2.2 billionStatus: Closed

Advisor to The Blackstone Group on its purchase of Pinnacle Foods Group

Campbell Soup Co.

Announced: December 20, 2007Value: $850 millionStatus: Closed

Sole advisor to Campbell Soup on its sale of Godiva Chocolatier to Yildiz Holding A.S., which is the owner of the Ülker Group, the largest consumer goods company in Turkey

Apple & Eve LLC

Announced: October 5, 2007Status: Closed

Sole advisor to Apple & Eve on its sale of securities to ClearLight Partners

American Century Companies, Inc.

Announced: September 26, 2007Status: Closed

Advisor to American Century on its special dividend distribution, capitalization policy and implementation of employee stock ownership program